Hello dear, I think the other comments are good comments particularly don't google about it so much, but I share my story, maybe you find it helpful in some way. I'm about 59 and during my marriage always had a normal pap.

After I divorced and was later engaged to a man, within a year of having sex with him, I got HPV, but not any of the HPV strains that Gardasil protects. He casually mentioned to me, "oh yeah my exwife had HPV" he never bothered to share that information with me before he aggressively wanted us to start having sex..whatever..eventually I never married him nor any other man..

My OB told me that that kind of high HPV I had was asymptomatic and should disappear in time..and it disappeared in 2 years after it was first spotted. I went years with normal paps, then about 5 years ago my pap said that HPV Aptima was negative but there returned, and there was low grade dysplasia (LGSIL and NIL?) cells present so my OB did a biopsey (colposcopy) to ensure there was no cancer I guess. The colposcopy showed everything benine, HPV likely caused Koilocytosis..etc. She told me come back next year.

next year pap, showed HPV still but negative for all the HPV strains in the High Risk category (about 14) or whatever is protected by gardisil. BTW my OB told me the kind of HPV I had could be acquired by anyone, even those who got the HPV shot, and it usually goes away, and may be related to immune system challenges etc. I did get a second opinion from my other OB at John Hopkins. JH told me the same, I was fine, see ya next year.

Last year, the lab in my OB office did my pap analysis and said I have no HPV from the strains protected in Gardisel. However the OB office internal lab sent a deficient sample to LABCORP so LABCORP rejected it and said they were unable to analyze. I don't know to date if last year my low grade dysplasia turned into high grade because I missed a year! ugh...

anyway BECAUSE OF THIS, MY OB TOLD ME TO TAKE THE GARDISEL SHOT AT MY AGE 57, since I was considered having sex again with a mate. It was hard to find a place to give me the shots at my age. CVS would not do it due to my age. No medical provider agreed to do it not even my own OB. She told me insurance won't cover it and they were not allowed to give me the shot EVEN if I paid cash.. HOWEVER she told me it could help me get protected from the HPV strains that Gardisel protects. Finally Planned Parenthood gave me the shots last year, it cost me $1400 cash.

This year I just got my pap smear results back. It said Negative fo intraepithelial lesion or malignancy, NO endocervical component identified (this is good because it was present before). But is also said HPV Aptima Positive (before it was negative), but it also said negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy (which is good), it said all cellular parts were clearn all high risk types of HPV were negative..come back in a year.

I may ask JH for a second opinion, ONLY BECAUSE IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A CONSULATION SO I CAN ASK OB TO EXPLAIN MORE, instead of all of this scary terminology, but then, it's ok, come back next year. I took the HPV shot at age 57 and maybe or maybe not, it was helpful..lol..but at least it made me feel more protected. My OB is so busy she hasn't responded to my portal questions..lol

I really don't know if the OBs all have adequate knowledge of this matter, or if it's time related, but I leave you with this...SEEK KNOWLEDGE TO UNDERSTAND YOUR OWN BODY SO YOU DON'T FALL THRU THE CRACKS. From what you wrote and my knowledge, and I summarized and left out all the medical stuff I know, IT SEEMS YOU ARE JUST FINE LIKELY. USE protection for other SDTS, and enjoy life daily until your body can't. (also I know I misspelled HPV vaccine aka Gardisel, etc. other terms..but you know what I mean..lol)